Lake City man killed in traffic accident

A 53-year-old Lake City man was killed in a traffic crash on Saturday.

by Donna Smith/Staff

A 53-year-old Lake City man was killed in a traffic crash on Saturday.

Gregory McNelley, Longfield Road, was killed in the crash. His wife, Julie McNelley, 49, was admitted Saturday to the University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment of her injuries.

According to Mark Lucas, chief deputy with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, the crash occurred about 10:45 a.m. Saturday on Lake City Highway (U.S. Highway 25W) at Old Lake City Highway between Clinton and Lake City.

A Mercury Mountaineer sports utility vehicle driven by William Ferrell, 71, Old Lake City Highway, Clinton, turned into the path of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle operated by Gregory McNelly. His wife, Julie, was a passenger on the motorcycle.

The couple was taken by Anderson County Emergency Medical Service ambulance to UT hospital, where Gregory McNelly died later that afternoon.

Lucas reported Saturday that the investigation into the crash was ongoing, but alcohol use was not suspected. The official police report was not expected to be complete until the end of this week.